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Segment information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Segment information |
Schedule of income statement information |
For the year ended December 31, 2017
| q |  | Income statement information
| Fixed | Mobile Services |  |
| Services | Personal | Núcleo | Subtotal | Eliminations | Total
Total revenues and other income (1) | 22,952 | 42,128 | 2,997 | 45,125 | (2,758) | 65,319
Employee benefit expenses and severance payments | (9,625) | (2,876) | (217) | (3,093) | - | (12,718)
Interconnection costs and other telecommunication charges | (1,200) | (3,537) | (220) | (3,757) | 1,809 | (3,148)
Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies | (3,546) | (3,384) | (280) | (3,664) | 610 | (6,600)
Taxes and fees with the Regulatory Authority | (1,581) | (4,413) | (113) | (4,526) | - | (6,107)
Commissions | (417) | (2,965) | (344) | (3,309) | 95 | (3,631)
Cost of equipments and handsets | (524) | (6,035) | (125) | (6,160) | - | (6,684)
Advertising | (194) | (915) | (109) | (1,024) | - | (1,218)
Cost of VAS | (45) | (614) | (215) | (829) | - | (874)
Provisions | (183) | (406) | (1) | (407) | - | (590)
Bad debt expenses | (193) | (844) | (76) | (920) | - | (1,113)
Other operating expenses | (1,594) | (1,740) | (190) | (1,930) | 244 | (3,280)
Operating income before D&A | 3,850 | 14,399 | 1,107 | 15,506 | - | 19,356
Depreciation of PP&E | (2,072) | (2,325) | (642) | (2,967) | - | (5,039)
Amortization of intangible assets | (164) | (1,636) | (89) | (1,725) | - | (1,889)
Disposals and impairment of PP&E | (21) | (295) | - | (295) | - | (316)
Operating income | 1,593 | 10,143 | 376 | 10,519 | - | 12,112
Financial results, net |  |  |  |  |  | (486)
Income before income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  | 11,626
Income tax expense, net |  |  |  |  |  | (3,902)
Net income |  |  |  |  |  | 7,724
Net income attributable to Telecom Argentina | 7,630
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 94
| 7,724
(1)
Service revenues | 19,797 | 34,289 | 2,885 | 37,174 | - | 56,971
Equipment sales | 663 | 7,446 | 106 | 7,552 | - | 8,215
Other income | 71 | 62 | - | 62 | - | 133
Subtotal third party revenues and other income | 20,531 | 41,797 | 2,991 | 44,788 | - | 65,319
Intersegment revenues | 2,421 | 331 | 6 | 337 | (2,758) | -
Total revenues and other income | 22,952 | 42,128 | 2,997 | 45,125 | (2,758) | 65,319
For the year ended December 31, 2016
| q |  | Income statement information
| Fixed | Mobile Services |  |
| Services | Personal | Núcleo | Subtotal | Eliminations | Total
Total revenues and other income (1) | 17,027 | 35,766 | 2,649 | 38,415 | (2,119) | 53,323
Employee benefit expenses and severance payments | (7,220) | (2,381) | (199) | (2,580) | - | (9,800)
Interconnection costs and other telecommunication charges | (961) | (2,721) | (200) | (2,921) | 1,329 | (2,553)
Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies | (2,311) | (2,975) | (229) | (3,204) | 509 | (5,006)
Taxes and fees with the Regulatory Authority | (1,118) | (3,925) | (82) | (4,007) | - | (5,125)
Commissions | (327) | (3,286) | (295) | (3,581) | 59 | (3,849)
Cost of equipments and handsets | (136) | (5,749) | (303) | (6,052) | - | (6,188)
Advertising | (126) | (644) | (104) | (748) | - | (874)
Cost of VAS | (53) | (1,329) | (117) | (1,446) | - | (1,499)
Provisions | (78) | (109) | - | (109) | - | (187)
Bad debt expenses | (152) | (951) | (125) | (1,076) | - | (1,228)
Other operating expenses | (1,276) | (1,378) | (158) | (1,536) | 222 | (2,590)
Operating income before D&A | 3,269 | 10,318 | 837 | 11,155 | - | 14,424
Depreciation of PP&E | (1,686) | (2,088) | (584) | (2,672) | - | (4,358)
Amortization of intangible assets | (211) | (1,526) | (103) | (1,629) | - | (1,840)
Disposals and impairment of PP&E | 1 | (384) | - | (384) | - | (383)
Operating income | 1,373 | 6,320 | 150 | 6,470 | - | 7,843
Financial results, net |  |  |  |  |  | (2,244)
Income before income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  | 5,599
Income tax expense, net |  |  |  |  |  | (1,594)
Net income |  |  |  |  |  | 4,005
Net income attributable to Telecom Argentina |  |  |  |  |  | 3,975
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest |  |  |  |  |  | 30
|  |  |  |  |  | 4,005
(1)
Service revenues | 14,923 | 28,049 | 2,382 | 30,431 | - | 45,354
Equipment sales | 91 | 7,535 | 260 | 7,795 | - | 7,886
Other income | 66 | 16 | 1 | 17 | - | 83
Subtotal third party revenues and other income | 15,080 | 35,600 | 2,643 | 38,243 | - | 53,323
Intersegment revenues | 1,947 | 166 | 6 | 172 | (2,119) | -
Total revenues and other income | 17,027 | 35,766 | 2,649 | 38,415 | (2,119) | 53,323
For the year ended December 31, 2015
| q |  | Income statement information
| Fixed | Mobile Services |  |
| Services | Personal | Núcleo | Subtotal | Eliminations | Total
Total revenues and other income (1) | 12,609 | 28,203 | 1,717 | 29,920 | (1,989) | 40,540
Employee benefit expenses and severance payments | (5,268) | (1,856) | (129) | (1,985) | - | (7,253)
Interconnection costs and other telecommunication charges | (719) | (2,686) | (154) | (2,840) | 1,389 | (2,170)
Fees for services, maintenance, materials and supplies | (1,769) | (2,417) | (152) | (2,569) | 419 | (3,919)
Taxes and fees with the Regulatory Authority | (818) | (3,071) | (54) | (3,125) | - | (3,943)
Commissions | (268) | (2,774) | (199) | (2,973) | 48 | (3,193)
Cost of equipments and handsets | (82) | (4,328) | (185) | (4,513) | - | (4,595)
Advertising | (108) | (628) | (78) | (706) | - | (814)
Cost of VAS | (38) | (1,136) | (82) | (1,218) | - | (1,256)
Provisions | (17) | (96) | - | (96) | - | (113)
Bad debt expenses | (79) | (462) | (23) | (485) | - | (564)
Other operating expenses | (934) | (960) | (93) | (1,053) | 133 | (1,854)
Operating income before D&A | 2,509 | 7,789 | 568 | 8,357 | - | 10,866
Depreciation of PP&E | (1,341) | (1,379) | (326) | (1,705) | - | (3,046)
Amortization of intangible assets | (185) | (1,141) | (66) | (1,207) | - | (1,392)
Disposals and impairment of PP&E | (91) | (109) | 1 | (108) | - | (199)
Operating income | 892 | 5,160 | 177 | 5,337 | - | 6,229
Financial results, net |  |  |  |  |  | (1,102)
Income before income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  | 5,127
Income tax expense, net |  |  |  |  |  | (1,692)
Net income |  |  |  |  |  | 3,435
Net income attributable to Telecom Argentina |  |  |  |  |  | 3,403
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest |  |  |  |  |  | 32
|  |  |  |  |  | 3,435
(1)
Service revenues | 10,675 | 22,258 | 1,547 | 23,805 | - | 34,480
Equipment sales | 61 | 5,796 | 159 | 5,955 | - | 6,016
Other income | 39 | 5 | - | 5 | - | 44
Subtotal third party revenues and other income | 10,775 | 28,059 | 1,706 | 29,765 | - | 40,540
Intersegment revenues | 1,834 | 144 | 11 | 155 | (1,989) | -
Total revenues and other income | 12,609 | 28,203 | 1,717 | 29,920 | (1,989) | 40,540
Schedule of balance sheet information |
For the year ended December 31, 2017
| q |  | Balance sheet information
PP&E, net | 15,039 | 10,901 | 2,598 | 13,499 | - | 28,538
Intangible assets, net | 406 | 6,482 | 211 | 6,693 | (1) | 7,098
Capital expenditures on PP&E (a) | 5,254 | 4,161 | 490 | 4,651 | - | 9,905
Capital expenditures on intangible assets (b) | 153 | 1,032 | 53 | 1,085 | - | 1,238
Total capital expenditures in PP&E and intangible assets (a)+ (b) | 5,407 | 5,193 | 543 | 5,736 | - | 11,143
Total additions on PP&E and intangible assets | 6,886 | 5,173 | 517 | 5,690 | - | 12,576
Net financial debt |  |  |  |  |  | (3,260)
For the year ended December 31, 2016
| q |  | Balance sheet information
PP&E, net | 11,468 | 9,541 | 2,156 | 11,697 | - | 23,165
Intangible assets, net | 429 | 7,086 | 78 | 7,164 | (1) | 7,592
Capital expenditures on PP&E (a) | 3,820 | 5,249 | 563 | 5,812 | - | 9,632
Capital expenditures on intangible assets (b) | 197 | 1,481 | 76 | 1,557 | - | 1,754
Total capital expenditures in PP&E and intangible assets (a)+ (b) | 4,017 | 6,730 | 639 | 7,369 | - | 11,386
Total additions on PP&E and intangible assets | 4,525 | 6,708 | 627 | 7,335 | - | 11,860
Net financial debt |  |  |  |  | - | (5,892)
For the year ended December 31, 2015
| q |  | Balance sheet information
PP&E, net | 9,280 | 6,899 | 1,784 | 8,683 | - | 17,963
Intangible assets, net | 443 | 7,131 | 86 | 7,217 | (1) | 7,659
Capital expenditures on PP&E (a) | 2,846 | 3,157 | 393 | 3,550 | - | 6,396
Capital expenditures on intangible assets (b) | 233 | 3,395 | 76 | 3,471 | - | 3,704
Total capital expenditures in PP&E and intangible assets (a)+ (b) | 3,079 | 6,552 | 469 | 7,021 | - | 10,100
Total additions on PP&E and intangible assets | 3,514 | 7,158 | 490 | 7,648 | - | 11,162
Net financial asset (debt) |  |  |  |  |  | (2,277)
Schedule of geographic information |
For the year ended December 31, 2017
| q |  | Geographic information
| Total revenues and other income | Total non-current assets
| Breakdown by location of operations | Breakdown by location of the Group´s customers | Breakdown by location of operations
Argentina | 62,012 | 61,696 | 36,429
Abroad | 3,307 | 3,623 | 2,921
Total | 65,319 | 65,319 | 39,350
For the year ended December 31, 2016
| q |  | Geographic information
| Total revenues and other income | Total non-current assets
| Breakdown by location of operations | Breakdown by location of the Group´s customers | Breakdown by location of operations
Argentina | 50,406 | 49,958 | 29,832
Abroad | 2,917 | 3,365 | 2,520
Total | 53,323 | 53,323 | 32,352
For the year ended December 31, 2015
| q |  | Geographic information
| Total revenues and other income | Total non-current assets
| Breakdown by location of operations | Breakdown by location of the Group´s customers | Breakdown by location of operations
Argentina | 38,677 | 38,388 | 24,844
Abroad | 1,863 | 2,152 | 2,129
Total | 40,540 | 40,540 | 26,973

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